EP1621830A3 - Apparatus for cooling and freezing of products - Google Patents

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EP1621830A3
EP1621830A3 EP05020972A EP05020972A EP1621830A3 EP 1621830 A3 EP1621830 A3 EP 1621830A3 EP 05020972 A EP05020972 A EP 05020972A EP 05020972 A EP05020972 A EP 05020972A EP 1621830 A3 EP1621830 A3 EP 1621830A3
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Michael Duane Newman
Stephen Mccormick
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L3/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
    • A23L3/36—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
    • A23L3/37—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling with addition of or treatment with chemicals
    • A23L3/375—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling with addition of or treatment with chemicals with direct contact between the food and the chemical, e.g. liquid nitrogen, at cryogenic temperature
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L3/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
    • A23L3/36—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
    • A23L3/361—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling the materials being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in form of powder, granules, or flakes
    • A23L3/362—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling the materials being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in form of powder, granules, or flakes with packages or with shaping in form of blocks or portions
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
    • F25D3/11—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air with conveyors carrying articles to be cooled through the cooling space

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  • Freezing, Cooling And Drying Of Foods (AREA)

Abstract

Apparatus for cooling or freezing food items comprising an entrance module (10) having a top (8), bottom (5) and four walls (2,3,6) comprising an inlet (11) through a first wall (6) for introducing food items in to the entrance module (10); a belt (16) for conveying the food items from the inlet (11) through the entrance module (10); an impeller (32) for circulating vaporised liquid cryogen above and below the belt (16); an impinger (17) capable of directing the circulated vaporised cryogen in to a plurality of impingement jets in the vicinity of the food items; and, a sprayer (25) for providing at least one stream of liquid cryogen in to the impingement jets; and an exit module (40) having a top (8), bottom (5) and four walls comprising a belt (16) for conveying the food items conveyed through the entrance module (10) through the exit module (40); a divider baffle (7) for conveying at least a portion of the vaporised cryogen from the entrance module (10); an impeller (32) for circulating the vaporised cryogen above and below the belt (16); an impinger (17) capable of directing the circulated vaporised cryogen in to a plurality of impingement jets in the vicinity of the food items; and, an outlet (42) capable of allowing cooled or frozen food items to exit the exit module (40).
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US09/483,963 US6263680B1 (en) 2000-01-18 2000-01-18 Modular apparatus for cooling and freezing of food product on a moving substrate
EP01300339A EP1118824B1 (en) 2000-01-18 2001-01-16 Apparatus for cooling and freezing of products

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